{"id":2395126,"date":"2025-01-25T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T19:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-the-stroke-of-a-pen-trump-just-gave-us-80-more-deportation-officers-31000-new-badges\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T14:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T19:29:28","slug":"with-the-stroke-of-a-pen-trump-just-gave-us-80-more-deportation-officers-31000-new-badges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/with-the-stroke-of-a-pen-trump-just-gave-us-80-more-deportation-officers-31000-new-badges\/","title":{"rendered":"With the Stroke of a Pen Trump Just Gave Us 80% More Deportation Officers &#8211; 31,000 New Badges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwith-the-stroke-of-a-pen-trump-just-gave-us-80-more-deportation-officers-31000-new-badges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2063 a directive issued by the acting Secretary of the Department of\u200b homeland Security,Benjamine Huffman,aimed at enforcing President Donald Trump&#8217;s immigration policies,specifically mass\u200b deportations. \u200cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">directive \u200dauthorizes additional \u200claw enforcement agencies<\/a>, including the U.S. Marshals and DEA, to investigate\u200b and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-in-four-illegal-aliens-released-into-u-s-without-registration-number\/\" title=\"One in Four Illegal Aliens Released Into U.S. Without Registration Number\">apprehend illegal aliens<\/a>, effectively increasing the workforce available for immigration enforcement\u200d by about\u2063 80%.Huffman claims this measure addresses\u2064 long-standing issues with resource allocation in\u2062 illegal immigration enforcement and \u2063responds to concerns\u2063 about crime \u200dlinked to \u2064illegal immigration. <\/p>\n<p>The newly empowered agencies,\u200c in conjunction with\u200d existing Border \u200bPatrol and ICE personnel, could substantially boost efforts against illegal\u2062 immigration, with\u200b recent \u2063reports indicating triumphant arrests of more than 500 illegal immigrants in\u200c a single \u200cday. The article contrasts\u2063 this immediate action with what\u2062 it perceives as inadequacies during Joe Biden&#8217;s tenure, suggesting a marked difference in approach and effectiveness between \u2062the \u200dtwo administrations regarding border security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For those wondering how President Donald Trump is going to find the personnel to crack down on illegal immigration like he promised during the campaign, it appears he&rsquo;s managed to start with the old Barack Obama standby: a pen and a phone.<\/p>\n<p>And his people didn&rsquo;t even need the phone, for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the administration&rsquo;s acting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-policy-harms-jews-anti-semitic-shooter-said-illegal-biden-harris-dhs-allowed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> secretary, Benjamine Huffman, announced that she was issuing &ldquo;a directive essential to fulfilling President Trump&rsquo;s promise to carry out mass deportations&rdquo; &mdash; a move that would deputize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a> in four federal enforcement branches to &ldquo;investigate and apprehend illegal aliens,&rdquo; the media release read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The directive gives Department of Justice (DOJ) law enforcement officials in the U.S. Marshals, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons authority to investigate and apprehend illegal aliens,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/01\/23\/statement-dhs-spokesperson-directive-expanding-immigration-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media release<\/a> read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks to the last Administration&rsquo;s open border policies, we&rsquo;ve seen violent criminals and gang members terrorize American communities,&rdquo; Huffman said in the release.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today&rsquo;s action empowers law enforcement officials at the DOJ to help identify and apprehend aliens who have illegally come into our country. Mobilizing these law enforcement officials will help fulfill President Trump&rsquo;s promise to the American people to carry out mass deportations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For decades, efforts to find and apprehend illegal aliens have not been given proper resources,&rdquo; she concluded. &ldquo;This is a major step in fixing that problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>How major? Well, if you run the numbers, this means 80 percent more potential deportation officers available.<\/p>\n<p>Combined, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/border-patrol-union-declares-one-man-can-fix-immigration-crisis-endorses-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Border Patrol<\/a> and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have roughly 40,000 agents at their disposal in one way or another &mdash; &ldquo;more than 20,000 law enforcement and support personnel&rdquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.gov\/about-ice#:~:text=ICE%20now%20has%20more%20than,States%20and%20around%20the%20world.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICE<\/a> and 19,357 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/typical-day-fy2022#:~:text=Employed:,1%2C104%20Trade%20personnel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Border Patrol<\/a> agents.<\/p>\n<p>As for the posse that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-athletes-denounce-biden-executive-order-on-gender-identity\/\" title=\"Female athletes denounce Biden executive order on gender identity\">latest executive order<\/a> from the Trump administration could potentially round up, it could theoretically almost double that amount.<\/p>\n<p>The DEA <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.usembassy.gov\/embassy-consulates\/moscow\/sections-offices\/dea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">currently<\/a> has roughly 4,600 special agents. The U.S. Marshals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmarshals.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/document\/2024-Facts-and-Figures_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has<\/a> almost 3,900 deputies and criminal investigators. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atf.gov\/resource-center\/fact-sheet\/fact-sheet-facts-and-figures-fiscal-year-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ATF<\/a>, 2,597 special agents. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/05\/01\/us\/politics\/prison-guards-teachers-staff.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bureau of Prisons<\/a>, a whopping 20,446.<\/p>\n<p>Put that all together, that&rsquo;s roughly 31,543 backup law enforcement officials to assist the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement &mdash; over 80 percent of their total force as it stands now.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, this is purely hypothetical stuff; we can&rsquo;t just take every agent from critical federal law enforcement organs and redirect them to focus solely on the mess former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/arizona-schools-bearing-cost-bidens-border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration<\/a> (and prior administrations, it must be noted) made. This is a contingency plan, not a massive resource shift.<\/p>\n<p>However, for every Democrat who scoffed at the impossibility of the logistics of cracking down on illegal immigrants and the border crisis, let this be a wake-up call: Trump has the resources, and he&rsquo;s going to use them.<\/p>\n<p>And so far, at least, Trump&rsquo;s all-hands-on-deck approach is yielding results.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Fox News reported, over 530 illegal immigrants were detained in a single day in several cities, including several child sex offenders and 16 gang members, including four involved with the hyper-violent Tren de Aragua gang that has been terrorizing residents in numerous cities over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The haul is the latest day of busy work for ICE, which is leading the mass deportation operation launched by the new administration,&rdquo; Fox News reported. &ldquo;Before Thursday, ICE had made 460 arrests since Trump was inaugurated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Which makes one wonder: What, precisely, was former President Joe Biden doing for his four years in office as America faced the worst border crisis in our history? If this is the difference just a few days could have made, let this be a reminder there were 1,466 days that Biden could have done something &mdash;&nbsp;<em>anything<\/em> &ndash;while he was in office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-border-crisis-bad-even-dem-lawmaker-cant-stay-quiet-anymore\/\">and he didn&rsquo;t<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Interestingly, his team didn&#8217;t even require the phone. On Thursday, acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman announced a directive aimed at fulfilling Trump&#8217;s commitment to mass deportations. This directive allows law enforcement officials from four federal agencies to &#8220;investigate and apprehend illegal aliens,&#8221; according to the media release. Huffman stated that this action empowers DOJ officials in various agencies, including the U.S. Marshals and DEA, to help identify and detain individuals who have entered the country illegally. She emphasized that previous administrations had not allocated sufficient resources for these efforts, marking this as a significant step toward addressing that issue.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of numbers, this could potentially increase available deportation officers by 80 percent. The combined forces of Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) consist of around 40,000 agents\u2014over 20,000 for ICE alone and nearly 19,400 for Border Patrol. The new executive order could theoretically double this number by incorporating additional agents from other agencies like the DEA (approximately 4,600), U.S. Marshals (about 3,900), ATF (around 2,600), and Bureau of Prisons (over 20,400). Altogether, this could provide roughly 31,500 additional law enforcement personnel to support current immigration enforcement efforts.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s important to note that redirecting all these agents solely towards immigration issues isn&#8217;t feasible\u2014this is more of a contingency plan than an actual resource shift\u2014it serves as a reminder for Democrats who doubted Trump&#8217;s ability to manage illegal immigration: he has access to substantial resources.<\/p>\n<p>So far under Trump&#8217;s administration&#8217;s aggressive strategy on immigration enforcement has shown results; over 530 undocumented immigrants were detained in one day across several cities recently\u2014including child sex offenders and gang members linked with violent groups like Tren de Aragua.<\/p>\n<p>This raises questions about former President Joe Biden&#8217;s actions during his term amid what many consider an unprecedented border crisis; if such immediate changes can occur now under Trump\u2019s leadership just days into his presidency compared with Biden\u2019s four years in office without significant action taken on border issues<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2395127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picture-2025-01-25T112913.625.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6184,3813,3634],"class_list":["post-2395126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deportation","tag-immigration","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Picture-2025-01-25T112913.625.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395130,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395126\/revisions\/2395130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}